Private company

NYX Professional Makeup

Logo: L'Oréal, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons3

Cosmetics company

NYX DARIEN is an American cosmetics company that is a subsidiary of L'Oréal. The company was founded in Los Angeles by Toni Ko in 1999.2 It employed 1,138 people in 2025.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 20, 2026.

Overview

1999Founded1
  • Industryconsumer goods industry, cosmetics industry1
  • HeadquartersEl Segundo1
  • Founded inLos Angeles1
  • Websitewww.nyxcosmetics.com
  • Legal formsubsidiary company1

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Photo: Mehliug, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons4

NYX DARIEN is an American cosmetics company that is a subsidiary of L'Oréal. The company was founded in Los Angeles by Toni Ko in 1999.2

Corporate structure

NYX Professional Makeup is part of a group headed by L'Oréal. 215 entities, 44 countries on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

  • L'Oréal Paris, France
    • L'Oréal Sverige Bromma, Sweden
    • L'Oréal USA New York City, New York, United States
    • NYX Professional Makeup El Segundo
    • Sanofi Subsidiary · 9.43% · Paris, France
      • Hoechst 100% · Frankfurt am Main, Germany
      • Ablynx Ghent, Belgium
      • Sanofi (Belgium) Machelen, Belgium
      • Chattem Subsidiary · 100% · Chattanooga
      • Genzyme Subsidiary · 100% · Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
        • GENZYME THERAPEUTIC PRODUCTS LIMITED PARTNERSHIP Subsidiary · Boston, Massachusetts, United States
      • Sanofi-Aventis Korea Subsidiary · 100% · Seoul, South Korea
      • Shantha Biotechnics Subsidiary · 98.7% · Medchal
      • Bioverativ Subsidiary · Waltham
      • Sanofi (Japan) Subsidiary · Tokyo, Japan
      • Sanofi Medley Subsidiary · Campinas, Brazil
      • Winthrop Subsidiary · United Kingdom
      • Zentiva Subsidiary · Praha 10, Czechia
      • SANOFI AVENTIS SA Subsidiary · 100% · Barcelona, Spain
      • SANOFI PASTEUR SA DE CV Subsidiary · 100% · Mexico City, Mexico
      • AZTECA VACUNAS SA DE CV Subsidiary · Mexico City, Mexico
      • Carraig Insurance Designated Activity Company Subsidiary · Dublin, Ireland
      • CHINOIN GYÓGYSZER-ÉS VEGYÉSZETI TERMÉKEK GYÁRA ZÁRTKÖRŰEN MŰKÖDŐ RT. Subsidiary · Budapest, Hungary
        • SANOFI-AVENTIS MAGYARORSZÁG KERESKEDELMI ÉS SZOLGÁLTATÓ ZÁRTKÖRŰEN MŰKÖDŐ RÉSZVÉNYTÁRSASÁG Subsidiary · Budapest, Hungary
      • GENZYME FLANDERS Subsidiary · Geel, Belgium
      • HELVEPHARM AG Subsidiary · Vernier, Switzerland
      • Nattermann Verwaltungs GmbH Subsidiary · Frankfurt am Main, Germany
      • Opella Subsidiary · France
      • OPELLA HEALTHCARE AUSTRIA GMBH Subsidiary · Wien, Austria
      • OPELLA HEALTHCARE BELGIUM NV/SA Subsidiary · Machelen, Belgium
      • OPELLA HEALTHCARE POLAND SPÓŁKA Z OGRANICZONĄ ODPOWIEDZIALNOŚCIĄ Subsidiary · Warsaw, Poland
      • OPELLA HEALTHCARE SLOVAKIA S.R.O. Subsidiary · Bratislava, Slovakia
      • and 24 more
    • Aesop Subsidiary · Collingwood
    • Biotherm Subsidiary · Levallois-Perret
    • CeraVe Subsidiary
    • Clarisonic Subsidiary · Redmond
    • Garnier Subsidiary · Paris, France
    • Helena Rubinstein Subsidiary
    • IT Cosmetics Subsidiary · Jersey City, New Jersey, United States
    • Kiehl's Subsidiary · Third Avenue
    • L'Oréal Professionnel Subsidiary
    • La Roche-Posay Subsidiary
    • Lancôme Subsidiary · Courbevoie
    • Le Club des Créateurs de Beauté Subsidiary · Paris, France
    • Logona Subsidiary · Salzhemmendorf, Germany
    • Maison Margiela Subsidiary · Paris, France
    • Maybelline Subsidiary · New York City
    • Medik8 Subsidiary · Elstree and Borehamwood, United Kingdom
    • Niely Subsidiary
    • Pureology Subsidiary
    • Sanoflore Subsidiary
    • Stylenanda Subsidiary · Seoul
    • Urban Decay Subsidiary · Roubaix
    • and 114 more

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The story

Founded by Toni Ko in 1999, in Los Angeles.1

Leadership

Who has led NYX Professional Makeup, and when. Pick a name to see everywhere that person has worked.

Products and brands

  • blusher
  • eyebrow enhancer
  • eyeliner
  • foundation
  • lip gloss
  • lip liner
  • lipstick

Listed on Wikidata.1

Subsidiaries and ownership

Parent company

Owners

From Wikidata.1

Employees over time

  • 20251,1381

Timeline

  1. 2014Acquired Acquired by L'Oréal1
  2. 1999Founded Founded in Los Angeles1

Sources

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